What plugs are there in egypt

Check out all power plugs used in Africa. I am from Select a country Type C plug. Type F plug. Doesn't look familiar? Do the outlets look different in your country? In Egypt the power sockets used are of type C and type F. Use the photo below to help identify the right plug and socket. These allow you to plug your electrical device into the Egyptian wall socket, but they do not convert the electricity to the American volts.

If your appliance is designed to run only on volts, you are likely to see smoke, if not fire, from this potent miss-mating. You will need a step-down voltage converter to safely step the voltage down from to If you are electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need.

If this is not the case, you can continue reading and discover what the chart is saying! Different voltages are used within the countries. So perhaps different voltages are used in different regions or cities. You will have to exercise extreme caution about this. Before pluging any electric device, you should check your device voltage and you must ask a local for the voltage used in the electric network.

If you move to different city or region, you should ask again. You can seriously damage your appliances. You need a voltage converter in Egypt, when living in the United States of America! You can find voltage converters at Amazon. You should use a voltage converter which also changes the frequency, but these are hard to find. If your converter cannot change the frequency, be warned!

Be especially careful with moving, rotating and time related appliances like clocks, shavers and electric fan heaters. To be sure, check the label on the appliance.